Blog Archive for February, 2009

Claiming India one of twelve “MEGADIVERSITY” countries, which together account for 70% of world’s bio-diversity, would not be a pre-fetched high note. India’s varied landscapes encompasses some of the most unique and extra-ordinary geographical patterns. Sky-high elevations, endless deserts, dense vegetation and holy rivers are its’ major components of elation. Yarlung Tsangpo or Brahmaputra is […]

No city is worth a city unless it has her encyclopaedists, illustrators, strange and secret lovers – irregular sons and non-regular daughters. A true city should also have her fair share of dwellers those could be anywhere but consciously made the city their home. Ethereal Minstrels in one way – they are also the pilgrims […]

Erma Bombeck, that harassed, harried, mother-of-many, voice-of-millions-of-working-mothers, once exclaimed (on a book cover, no less), “If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?” This cry has been echoed, at various times and under varying conditions, by very-stressed working mothers (including yours truly) in urban dystopias around the world. Juggling […]

London and Calcutta – Contemplation on a Novel. This is a rumination on the relationship between these two cities, their intertwined destinies. Excerpted from Wordsmith Communication’s long and running project – An Intimate History of Bengal. It was a happy chance that made me leave Calcutta on a cold February morning for England as a […]

I have decided to make a slogan borrowing from Britannia Eat Healthy, Think Better ! Happy New Year! All regular features, a photo-essay on Kashmir, review of 2 recent Bengali films – Bomkesh Baskshi and Gorosthane Sabdhan. Be in peace and prosperity! Best wishes, Pritam Bhattacharyya Editor-at-Large editor@pentasect.com January 2011